University of Manchester

University

Creative Writing

The course has 2 strands, in poetry- and fiction-writing; it develops an advanced level of knowledge and understanding of the literary and practical aspects of the writing, presentation, production and publication of contemporary writing; enables students to identify and analyse a variety of different forms of evidence for this purpose, e.g. novels or poetry collections, publishers' and agents' information, presentations and reviews, and provides the intellectual tools with which to apply such evidence to the critical evaluation and writing of novels and/or poetry.

Entry requirements

A 1st or Upper 2nd Class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in English or relevant subject; English language requirements: IELTS 7.0 to include a writing score of 7.0, or 620 in the TOEFL written test or 260 in the computerised TOEFL (including 5 in TWE) or 103 in the internet-based TOEFL.

Assessment methods

Assessment is by a dissertation.

Sponsorship information

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grants are competetive and provide payment of tuition fees and a maintenance stipend for UK students, and tuition fees (and a maintenance stipend, subject to eligibility criteria) for EU students; the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures also offers a limited number of fee bursaries on a competitive basis for Master's students; details are published in Feb/Mar each year.